Putting- pillows and bolsters into their cases



* UNITED srn'rns PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID B. TIFFANY, OF XENIA, OHIO.

PUTTING PILLOWS AND BOLSTERS INTO THEIR CASES.

Specification of Letters It atent No. 15,828, dated September 30, 1856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID B. TIFFANY, of Xenia, in the county of Greeneand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Instrument for PuttingPillows "and Bolsters into their Slips or Cases and Taking Out the Same;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1, represents the broad side of the instrument, and Fig. 2,the edge of the same. i

The instrument is composed of two pieces of wood or other suitablematerial sufiiciently elastic and light; and is shaped substantially asrepresented in the drawings, viz :The two pieces are united at one end,with an intervening piece a b, so as to retain them at a little distanceapart, at this end. The portion from A to B, is rounded so as to servefor a handle to hold the instrument. The two pieces thence continue, ofabout the width of the handle, from B to E; and this portion of each ishollowed on the inside, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to leave sufficientspace to receive the pillowsor bolsters between them. The ends D, C, arewidened, as shown in Fig. 1, t0 the extent of six inches, more or less;and spring together at E, but flare apart thence to the extremities, asshown in Fig. 2. These broad ends of the pieces serve the double purposeof keeping the cases extended outside thereof, and the pillows orbolsters spread out between them. The flaring mouth D, C, enables thepillows or bolsters to be readily drawn into the instrument; and themeeting points E, serve to hold the pillows in the instrument. The wholelength of the instrument should be sufficient to receive nearly theentire length of the pillows or bolsters, leaving only one end thereofprojecting out a little for the purpose of grasping when the instrumentis to be withdrawn from the case.

My instrument is used as follows: The handle A, B, is brought againstthe body of the person using it, or is. placed on the bed post; the endD, C, extending forward,the pillow tick or bolster is then drawn inbetween the open ends at D, O, down into the long aperture between B andE leaving the outer end projecting a little beyond the ends D and C, themouth of the slip or case is then taken and drawn on over the end of thetick which is firmly compressed between the side pieces at E, then thepillow or bolster is easily, by means of said instru-' ment thrustentirely into the slip or case. The instrument is then easily withdrawnby taking hold of the end of the tick from the outside of the slip orcase with one hand, and withdrawing the instrument with the other.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The instrument having the peculiar construction-substantially as hereindescribed. for the purpose of inserting pillows and bolsters into theircases.

DAVID B. TIFFANY. Witnesses:

I. A. SEXTON, ARTHUR TAYLOR.

